Superabsorbent polymers having delayed water absorption characteristics
US6841229B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 21, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T442/699
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A superabsorbent polymer comprising a delayed absorption superabsorbent polymer having a free water absorbency property of absorbing less than about 3 grams of aqueous saline per gram of superabsorbent polymer in about 6 seconds, for a full particle size distribution of superabsorbent polymer ranging from about 40 micrometers to about 890 micrometers.
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